Several other factors may account for the absence of hand-centred effects in the present dataset.
Parents, caregivers and mental health professionals have reported that some autistic children appear to withstand painful stimuli (bumps, cuts, etc)., show absence of nociceptive reflexes (e.g., absence of hand withdrawal reflex when burning oneself), or absence of guarded body position in cases of broken legs or arms.
Radiographic data were recorded as presence or absence of hand-joint erosions.
The lack of soap and the absence of hand-washing were the main factors associated with low sanitation level.
This was further reflected in the absence of hand and upper limb injuries in the referees, injury patterns which are commonly seen in Gaelic footballers and hurlers.
Non-compliance with recommendations was mostly due to the concatenation of multiple care sequences for the same patient, for example the absence of hand hygiene between a contaminated care (nap change) and a clean one (catheter manipulation).
Household-level data were collected on location (recorded using the smartphone global positioning system) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) variables, including source of water and the presence or absence of hand washing facilities and latrines.
Some authors suggest that the absence of biceps function at three months of age should be the threshold for early exploration, whereas others suggest that the absence of hand movements at three months and the absence of biceps functions at four months, or even later, should warrant exploration [ 4- 9].
Based on the presence of hand anomalies, namely, accessory ossification center distal to the second metacarpal, bifid distal phalanx, or delta phalanx of the thumb, DD type 1 has been defined while DD type 2 was distinct by the absence of hand anomalies [Faivre et al., 2004].
In contrast, in an individual with congenital absence of both hands but extremely vivid phantom sensations Brugger and colleagues [11] reported that TMS over the intact deltoid muscle representation evoked the sensation of movement in the phantom hand.
